Houthi drone attack on Abha · 8 August 2019
General / "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" forces intercept and down a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha
عام / قوات "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" تعترض وتسقط طائرة "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 August 2019 · 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" forces intercept and down a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abhaعام / قوات "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" تعترض وتسقط طائرة "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“Riyadh 07 Dhu al-Hijjah 1440 AH corresponding to 08 August 2019 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki stated that Coalition forces this evening, Thursday — praise be to God — were able to intercept and down…”
- Coalition forces intercept a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abhaقوات «التحالف» تعترض طائرة مسيّرة أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able this evening (Thursday) to intercept and shoot down a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from the governorate of…”
- Arab coalition intercepts 2nd Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia in one day
“- The drone was launched from Sanaa - The Arab coalition will do their best efforts to protect civilians DUBAI: The Arab coalition intercepted the second Houthi drone on Thursday, this time targeting Abha in Saudi…”
- Breaking: Coalition: The Houthi militia repeats its lies by announcing it targeted Abha airport. Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | #التحالف: ميليشيا الحوثي تكرر أكاذيبها بإعلانها استهداف مطار #أبها. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: The Coalition: The Houthi militia repeats its lies by announcing it targeted Abha Airport. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/zFpm6TAzsP”
- The Arab coalition promise to do their best to protect civilians after intercepting a Houthi drone targeting Abha in Saudi Arabia, the secon…
“The Arab coalition promise to do their best to protect civilians after intercepting a Houthi drone targeting Abha in Saudi Arabia, the second attempted attack in one day https://t.co/edGUJBsQvn https://t.co/rNg5VFiJPn”
- Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attack on Saudi’s Abha airport
“Yemen’s Houthis have launched two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern Abha airport, the rebel fighters’ spokesman said. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said later on Friday…”
- Houthis shell Abha airport and the Coalition claims killing the brother of the group's leaderالحوثيون يقصفون مطار أبها والتحالف يتبنى قتل شقيق زعيم الجماعة (machine translation)
“The Houthi group announced it carried out two drone attacks on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia, while the Saudi-Emirati military Coalition announced it killed Ibrahim Badr al-Din al-Houthi, brother of the group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi. The military spokesman for…”
- Houthis accuse the Coalition of committing a massacre in Hajjah and announce targeting Khamis Mushaitالحوثيون يتهمون التحالف بارتكاب مجزرة في حجة ويعلنون استهداف خميس مشيط (machine translation)
“The Houthis accused the Saudi-Emirati Coalition of committing a massacre that killed and wounded dozens of civilians in Hajjah governorate in northwestern Yemen, and said they bombed King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, while the Coalition confirmed it foiled…”
- Uncertainties following the Abqaiq attack have shrunk the world’s safe oil reserves by around half (part 1)
“The world has returned to business as usual after the Saudis assured oil markets that production will be back soon and as oil prices have returned to pre-attack levels and even lower, indicating that oil traders focus…”